,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai    
,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,warner1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to address health1       
safety1 and environmental hazards at    
private military housing units1 to      
prohibit the payment by members of the  
,armed ,forces of deposits or other fees
 relating to such housing units1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring
 ,safe ,housing for ,our ,military ,act4
  #b4 ,treatment of health1 safety1 and 
environmental hazards at private        
military housing units  7a7 ,in general 
,subchapter ,,iv of chapter #afi of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        

following new section3  #bhhg4 ,health1 
safety1 and environmental hazards  7a7  
,common credentials ,the ,secretary of  
,defense shall require credentials that 
are the same throughout the ,department 
of ,defense for all inspectors of       
health1 safety1 and environmental       
hazards at housing units acquired or    
constructed under this subchapter1      
including inspectors contracted by the  
,department4  7b7 ,review and approval  
of mold management and pest control plan
 ,not less frequently than annually1 the
 commander of each military installation
 shall review and approve the mold      
management plan and pest control plan   
for any housing unit acquired or        
constructed under this subchapter for   
members of the armed forces stationed at
 such military installation before such 
plan is implemented4  7c7 ,withholding  
of amounts  7#a7 ,after notification of 
a potential mold bloom1 water intrusion1
 infestation1 or any other health1      
safety1 or environmental hazard at a    

housing unit acquired or constructed    
under this subchapter for a member of   
the armed forces stationed at a military
 installation1 the commander of the     
military installation shall withhold    
payment to the landlord responsible for 
such unit of the basic allowance for    
housing received by the member 7and any 
dependents of the member in the member's
 household7 under section #djc of title 
#cg until--  7,a7 a military housing    
official of the ,department assesses the
 potential hazard2  7,b7 steps have been
 taken by the landlord to remediate the 
hazard2  7,c7 the military housing      
official determines1 and submits such   
determination to the ,secretary         
concerned in writing1 that the steps    
taken to remediate the hazard have cured
 the hazard2 and  7,d7 the member agrees
 with the determination under           
subparagraph 7,c74  7#b7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall withhold incentive   
fees paid to a landlord for persistent  
failure to remedy a health1 safety1 or  

environmental hazard1 as determined by  
the ,secretary4  7d7 ,payment of        
relocation costs  7#a7 ,a landlord      
responsible for a housing unit acquired 
or constructed under this subchapter    
shall pay for the reasonable relocation 
costs1 including costs for temporary    
relocation1 of a member of the armed    
forces and their family in connection   
with a health1 safety1 or environmental 
hazard at the unit4  7#b7 ,in this      
subsection1 the term reasonable         
relocation costs has the meaning given  
that term by the ,secretary of ,defense4
  7e7 ,payment for damaged personal     
property ,a landlord responsible for a  
housing unit acquired or constructed    
under this subchapter shall reimburse a 
tenant of the unit for any personal     
property damaged as a result of a       
health1 safety1 or environmental hazard4
  #bhhh4 ,electronic work order system  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,defense shall maintain an electronic   
work order system through which a member

 of the armed forces or family member of
 a member of the armed forces who is a  
tenant of a housing unit acquired or    
constructed under this subchapter may   
request work to be done on the unit and 
track the progress of the work4  7b7    
,accessibility ,the electronic work     
order system under subsection 7a7 shall 
be accessible-- 7#a7 to a member of the 
armed forces or family member of a      
member of the armed forces to track a   
work request made through such system by
 such an individual2  7#b7 to a military
 housing official of the ,department of 
,defense or a commander of a military   
installation to track a work request    
made through such system by a member of 
the armed forces or family member of a  
member of the armed forces stationed at 
the military installation under the     
jurisdiction of that official or        
commander2 and  7#c7 to landlord        
responsible for a housing unit acquired 
or constructed under this subchapter to 
track a work request made through such  

system by a member of the armed forces  
or family member of a member of the     
armed forces living in such unit4  7c7  
,information ,the system maintained     
under subsection 7a7 shall include such 
relevant information as the ,secretary  
considers necessary4  7d7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the ,department of
 ,defense #e1jjj1jjj to carry out this  
section4  #bhhi4 ,investigation of      
allegations of retaliation relating to  
complaints  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,defense and the ,inspector ,general 
of each military department may         
investigate allegations of retaliation  
against a member of the armed forces in 
connection with that member reporting a 
complaint relating to a housing unit    
acquired or constructed under this      
subchapter4  7b7 ,submittal to ,congress
 ,the ,inspector ,general of the        
,department and the ,inspector ,general 
of each military department shall submit

 to ,congress the results of any        
investigation conducted by that person  
under subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,landlord 
defined ,section #bhga of such title is 
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h7 as paragraphs  
7#h7 and 7#i71 respectively2 and  7#b7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the   
following new paragraph 7#g73  7#g7 ,the
 term landlord means an eligible entity 
or lessor who owns1 manages1 or is      
otherwise responsible for a housing unit
 under this subchapter4  4  7c7         
,establishment of system ,the electronic
 work order system to be maintained     
under section #bhhh of such title1 as   
added by subsection 7a71 shall be--     
7#a7 created and tested not later than  
two years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7       
implemented throughout the ,department  
of ,defense not later than three years  
after such date of enactment4  7d7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter    

#afi of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new items3     
#bhhg4 ,health1 safety1 and             
environmental hazards4 #bhhh4           
,electronic work order system4 #bhhi4   
,investigation of allegations of        
retaliation relating to complaints4  4  
#c4 ,clarification of pay required by   
members of the ,armed ,forces relating  
to private military housing units       
,section #bhhf of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 ,treatment of deposits and related  
fees  7#a7 ,the prohibition on imposing 
supplemental payments under subsection  
7a7 shall include a prohibition on      
requiring the payment of the following3 
7,a7 ,a deposit4  7,b7 ,any fee or      
penalty associated with ending a lease  
except for a fee relating to normal wear
 and tear4  7#b7 7,a7 ,any fee relating 
to normal wear and tear described in    
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall be reviewed   
and approved by a military housing      

official of the ,department of ,defense 
before being imposed4  7,b7 ,a member of
 the armed forces who is subject to a   
fee described in subparagraph 7,a7 may  
participate in the review conducted     
under such subparagraph and may appeal  
the decision made under such review4  4 
#d4 ,information on legal services      
provided to members of the ,armed       
,forces harmed by health1 safety1 or    
environmental hazards at military       
housing  7a7 ,report ,not later than #ij
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the legal services that the ,secretary  
may provide to members of the ,armed    
,forces who have been harmed by a       
health1 safety1 or environmental hazard 
while living in military housing4  7b7  
,availability of information ,the       
,secretary of each military department  
shall make the information contained in 
the report submitted under subsection   
7a7 available to members of the ,armed  

,forces on all military installations in
 the ,united ,states4